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The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
Attractive and Telling Advertisements.

Attractive and Telling Advertisements,
Tho Old style of merely pulling ones nler-
chnndlse has passed out of date The reading
aud purchasing public of today demand
something stronger and better. That this
want is recognized and appreciated by the
Keen advertiser and equally alert public is ap-
parent To almost every one The fact is. adj
HerllsnS las become such nn integral part of
modern business methods that it is almost I'M
possible to carry on any kind of tirrle or
traffic without its aid. !! is well known that
many concerns pay large salaries to skilled
writer's, whose only employment is the invcn-
tion and the framing of attractive and telling
advertisements.
Thousands of dollars are annually OK
pended simply in putting the matter in shape,
and many millions more for its publication in
,h" press. lh" firm who can express in clear.
strong and concise language, set in attractive
form of display, just what it has to offer, at
once attracts the merchant as well rs the CON
SINNER.
No merchant ran now wholly depend for
business upon th" fact of his being we'll known
to the trad" No matter how many years he
may have incn established, or how familiar
III, name is 10 the purchasing public, or how
re!rhral"d his wares are, if he docs not adver-
'ise ana Keep dong SO in some way buyers
and rnnsui.i.ls will in time ignore Him and
visit and trade with his competitor who
sounds liis trumpet upon all occasions to the
extent %. thousands of dollars Il year, and
pays The same without murlur because it
pays him To do sn--Dry Goods Review.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
SCHOOLS IN ALASKA.
a Military Measure to Prevent Truancy.
Teachers and Pupils-Studics

a Military Measure to Prevent Truancy.
Teachers and Pupils-Stu,lics,
The houses of the natives are all numbered
III large figures, painted in black over the
tront ana only entrance to their homes, the
NUMBERS running conSccutively. This metro.
politan feature was introduced by one Cant.
Gi'SS, II United States military officer, thnu
stationed NJ S!ikl. and was inauguratrl as Il
miltary measure before the civil government
was established, and for the purpose of locat-
ing and Identifying truant Indian child
when absent from the Indian school during
tile EourS OF its session. AT that time the In
dian children We're compelled by the military
authorities to attend school, each scholar he.
li!S Obliged to Wear Il tag made of tin and
fastened by means Of Il string around tho
neck. The tag was about three times the
size of Il silver dollar, and bore the number
of the child i'll school and the number of tho
house. i'll which it lived.
1! L child was found on tho street during
school hours the Indian policeman who wns
also rEi!"t of the tribe, and whose name is
Anncho"'H, was under strict orders to tal,c
the number of the tag and report it. The
ntXi m"rlng the head Indian of tho house
tn which the child belonged was sum
nlonrd to appear and answer for the
ans"!i''' OF the trnant, and if suci, absence was
found L" have been willfu the head Indian
Was iiu"d or imprisoned. a few fines wero
l"nna sufficient and had the effect of procur-
IN; Il prompt and runctual attendance of all
the children. This mean; was found ncces
saty Ill order To overcome the nntipathy of
III" parents against having their children
educated, and thereby drawn away from the
ancient customs, traditions and methods of
living of their race.
This custom has fallen into ,lis,lse since tho
establishment of civil government in Nav,
lNst Tia parents have come To know and
Understand the benefits derived from the c,lu-
cation of their children, and are now quite
ready to lend their assistance in compelling
them toatteml the school. Tho term of school
commences i'll September of each year, and
continues forty-f"ur weeks. There arc ten
teachers and lu3 scholars, with about equal
proportions of boys and girls, running i'll age
from five to eighteen Years, and representing
the several tribes Of southeastern Alaska,
They are taught the primary English branches
AMI the boys are also instructed in black
sinlthlnS, coolerage, cabinet making and
| carpentry, whlo the girls arc taught sewing.
knitting, cooking and various other house
hold lutes.-llome Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
Electric Railway sy,tems.

Twelve mile, of electric. railway will be
built tLi> fall in Cincinnati, thirteen mies in
Richmond Va. and ono mile in 81. J"se.h,
Mo Atlanta is To !av" aa electric system,
Hins has ;onr and n halt nih> and
Wilmington Will have a road n miic aud !.
half lon. a six mile road will run from
Baltimore to Ellicott City.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
Scck.ic, and Gloves.

.Scekt!e: Were ne.er hcfore i'll ,uch bright
am: vivid cn.l;It' Is. Saith. and silk four in
hand, az" IL" oD!lont th.le' aa,! ;,!4. worth
abpnt Il or :i.5oa i,tere'. Di r,llsc, VIC do
not have 50 lar q t'.de ;n the win
ter as III the -usnnrr. llaMIS, tennis
and yachting SHIRT, an "ut rl season, and all
articles for summer wear ar" "i such li.,ht
shades ti'.t they soil plici,I; and nc"ess:tatc
3 larse sG.,iiy We En:e ialn.bcr "f novel
ties IA s.n ..e!.oe's IL. S"o,'Il l,lt.', ard
coi"red emsbrolee.E "itf sAirr and gold
plated buc&ics aiid n.mutn!@s. Thy rance
from - to ): Ia. G.phrs are coming il again
for c.'h.!g wca:', ",ir"i;t!ly tor dancing par
tics. l.s!r- 10 NO. li.c to LaIt their lIgA:
evening Gre~-,., so.icl Is s"ca'y hands and
sone Mons L;n.'35 VII lorsp,fc, For street
wear the obi e"srs, ia >,ll~w, brown and
tan. with broad, h,'.yy stitching. still hold
popular favor. 1.!..I.t,;,ic not qaiie 50 high,
and the corners are ..l!cd ia front, making
them more co!!.!r:' :',:ihie i.r Tic neck.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
Why Corn Bread is Scarce.

Corn bread, once !. staple and common az
tice of food, is coming to be regarded as a
luxury. Not only is this true Of tic l!oi,ll,
but also uf the south, where Indian corn was
at one tims preferred to wheat for maxim.
bread. A Georgian sail in explanation Of
the change: ''The Complaint that Il really
prime article Of corn or Indian meal cannot
he obtained in towns and cities is ,snn"ra! y
country miller told mo that lie could not I',-
'iuce ;;o": c"rnille;.l by tie lis. uf M..@.rn
grinding machinery. I..e sof;e.t and '-t
favored lnell is mada from new com. Ills
the proprietois at large ,n.us i.fu." to sl!lG
To get good corlnleai the grinding ll,,t he
done Slowly. ana it in,!st be given t.fG, to
cool properly before 1t is novel. In.5 can
only be done i'll country mills, and the supply
is far behind the demand.
"Bcsi,!es this, cornmeal cannot be kept long
without deteriorating 1t j., not in the l.,;4ttcr
Of bread making alone, however. that corn
meal has fallen into disIlse it i. les, used for
cooking purposes generally. The great i'll
crease i'll wheat growing and til" improve
nents i'll the -four making line, together With
the high price of corn u..'l low lIic.uf WI at
is in pant responsible for this sat. Of ,nnlgs
Few persons now use corn for economical
reasons. Many. however, woulti I.r. fer il for
a considerable portion Of the ti,ne, il Il good
article could be procured. The southern corn
is preferred to all others, although the flint
corn raised i'll New England is an excellent
article; but it requires n large amount Of
cooking. Corn that grows ia tho lrairit
regions Of ,hc west is ;hc most Undesirable,
and US this represents most Of III" ce!'eil that
is folf;,ic it is not Used to amy great cytent."-
New York Mali am. Express.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
TIE GLASS INDUSTRY.
THE FINEST WARE STILL MADE in
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.


ii'''" p''''"pmSnt of Art In the Pro-
dac.ion of Cameo Gl,s..-ancicnt Glass
r,u.,i,--Cry,ta,. Ic,,, ,u., INV. ,:,,..
r,, ,,, ,,,.,.s,., ,,
Glassware can be regarded both rs n ncccs-
sty and Il luxury, the latter from the beouiy
of The r,u,.rj,l ,.or,,,,S;u,. Nv, .,.,;, ,,, .,
a,,;.,;. ,,.,,.,. ,,.,.,,,.,, ,,;. m. -.
i
. o.' M "'''' 'N'e'i' ti'''e eA-
fi''''e : 7"'sN''''e' IKE expensive porcelain,
WIFI n"' "f""k SD rea'iiv us the cheaper
grades, bu; This is II ,iell>uu. There is 10 real
motive tor thr purchase ui lie expansive arti-
Gle except the qualification Of a taste for lux
NY. The CnNei Sti,qs possesses all the
natural advantages tina; are possessed hy the
European cuuilt.io> iur Tie manufactures of
glass, an, in TIN ,,>a of natural u;,s it has ono
important factor not possessed abroad. Tho
cleanliness OF glass ami the cheap!luss and the
ease with which ii is managed certainly give
t, lii" glass manufacturers of r;lt>hrrg and
that vicinity an advantage not possessed in
EuH II" on the other hand Europe has its
exceedingly cheap labor. it has the talent of
1ainil.e'.' N,''rd l." the artistic production of
glass for generations. a;i,l ii las it,, ;rt schools
greater i'll number ;in supci ior in teaching tn
/ t'it's''" lir' iI!fvu States.
For iscs" l,'N>oM> Europe is Il long way
nt';i't ih' ntr' S'lti..> in ingenuity of de-
sisnH. s'aHS. lattcr!l~ AMI reoration Glass
lrCn the earliest H.. ','r.t' ages las been n
iaNori'' 'n',!!iim i,'.' t.. xurs>iuil of beauty.
h i.'!.i character ii ts.,. vi..ii!al substance.
l"Ia!!.~ II IL lac ii."i,..'i L. III, infinite variety
ui 'ii'S |'!d il" ,no d'!,'t,. shades of col
of!ii,, hilN r lnil'>c, ,hrou-, lis crystal cc,lr-
Ii'''N - rs ;l'! p, II to ,h, luxurious Uses of
t'n ta!N". lA' 'llsst"- ,lrvciupincn, of art is
III the production 6" c,.,.ipo gi:lss
AN ANCIENT ART
Evidences; If this :,lt in its perfection o,e
Very ;.n'ioilt, and c.cn i'm ,li.. hr.i,uii,,. nf
;c Ci.ris i'm era very beau, ,fuI n,,j rxurnsivc
a. ~, "t ,.L,s> wol'a in use AT tina, tim.
gi:l>, III lis common ,li.s wa, n ,.u,u;,,,c,.
Al lo Il. G. t, cap :ul saucer of ,,lnss r,ull
b,. l,"u.ill n, i.,n. for money ,univnl.n, n,
aur rvn,. i,.>,i.,tiu. Tn. other .N,r,,,c i,
bh!,c"iAali. ll.el;.trdt at ,,.. l;u,rrol. Nrrn
paila STAN ,,'iivai,nt To- sa.,V.,,o, for ,vn
l!!,> "f l!",t"l;.:, ,!li!cil,.uns. Window ,l,..
i'll not a!!mar 'inti about tho Third century
tn" Christian cr;l, AMI i; did no; come into
.,''tl.!s u" rhtil tlI' Fifteenth century. In
i' ;''tiy the !ril,i!s.l chambers %! ,ll. kings
.;'i.t'''' IN i.iDs!aid mad window .lass
L.. II 'il>r, the earliest positive ,yi,l, Srvs
ii S.;'rS'ltahllls Gl;i>, iot,l,s eun ,lnins r,>i
\" y, are said /" ". represented ,,n thu. mo,i,l-
n-"'.is OF the fourth dynasty, more than 4 900
s'''it'> ago. ami IN l!c toa.t.S of II very early
pn!1t,i ,Er process of gln.si,lpuin. is repre-
81 '. liz an urltnisI;ihaL" manner In tE,A
,lil' "i the Roman Euir,rt,! liaclrlau arlo,l.r
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
Poisonous Fishes.

In collection of poisonous fishes now on
Exhibition at Havre is a very peculiar tetro-
lon from the Japan sea, which is sometimes
;se.l as q means of suicide. It gives sensa-
lions like these of morphia, then DEATH
Arkansaw Traveller.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31

1t is popular form of amusement anon:
aesthetic ladies' who have gained considerable,
local reputation for their ability in wood
carving to carve pipes for their gentlemen
friends. York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
GIN rIcasonton's ":.,ockingbird."

Glow did happen to be called 'Mocking-
bird flraspntpn! > said he. That came out
%! an imcitian; Of the war. For three months
wiien We were dowa there in the swamp with
Mcclellan, with men dying around US by
thousands, not Il trumpet was sounded and
not Il band played. These were Mech ilans
orders. Npw, hr.i.vc in bands on the field.
The mon .:e:" !al'.G',,' land discouraged. Nv
'Eimiiol"" ha, been that lively time will
make lilc boss ii-,l.; BITTER
One day J wi,li into NcCleIlans head
quarters nil tod! Iiin THAT the morrow would
be t.ic Fourth Of July. suggested that we
should has" Il grand review, Il salute to
the flag and that the bands should give us
some patriotic music. Also recommended
him I" 'asu"a II stirring address to the troops.
Ilc id"a i'!' :ss"i lin!, and he made out the
h"resaary orders. .%"t long after that we
got int"ar' on rode down to the front and
found t.!~ lin" breaking. You see the mems
a. it.lai.ilol Wa giving out, and even Il vet
c!ai. ".. !llu rather than take the chances of
hnl5 SHOT without having the opportunity Of
returning in kind.
Il got some artillery III position to hold tue
iilIo, aiNl | saw two bands near. ordered
them to play something lively, and they gave
tie hooking Biil.' Tho rrnaways stopped
wien 'i!cy heard the music Ammunition
wa quickly distributed, and with Il cheer
tho Jumped to the front and charged the
JoLinii"s, completely routing them Some
l3iy dt!ihel Inc the 'Mockng Bird but the
nali!" Mc:er went beyond my own troops. y
Boston Traveller
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31
LOADING FOR ENGLAND.

From the storeroom they are removed to
huge closed cars, specially prepared to receive
them, and arranged so ns to exclude us much
light. air and heat as possible. These trucks
are run down to the port and left alongside
the steamer which is loading for England
To the last there is an uncannincss about
them. II is necessary that the trucks should
be unloaued as soon as possible, SO as to give
them no time to gain temperature, and con-
sequcntlv it is usual for the stevetlores to
work all night, or most of the night, at the
loading. The visitor who finds himself about
II O'Clock on one Of the ocean wharfs may be
startled by the ghostly nature of the scene
that meets lis eyes. Under the silver beams
OF the electric light men are visible slowly
and stenlthily carrying shroudcd forms upon
their shoulders under the cars. Tpthegang-
ways they creep with their burdens, which
one by one are shot down in the rccesses of
tlle hold. l!elathcy are once more packed
away III another frozen" chamber, where
they remain for the six weeks voyage
a. the end of that time they are disgorged
into the receiving Sized in London and pass
into the markets for sale and consumption.
Before they are ready for sale, however, they
must he thawed, and great deal depends
upon the ,ncthod Of tha"ing. On board ships
it is very easy to tell when mutton has been
properly thawe1. Sometimes at u rush the
cook finds himself beLindhand with his work
and then is obliged to thaw urtificialy by
pouring hot water upon the joint or other
wise heating it. But the proper way is TO
allow tie tlianing to he accomplished natu-
rally and slowly 10y exposing the meat to the
ordinary temperature Of the air. BY this
means 'iiscooration may he prevented, and
the meat is more likely to be tender When
thaHea the mutton is to be regarded as if it
We're freshly killed and treated accordingly.
Cor. St. james Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31

Abe. Boynlon, L.nox: ilry. Grig.>. Grand
Forks; y. II. Smith. Huron: :-----srcre'"ry
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
Dead Faces in Battle.

When we got into the Brock road in
trenchments a man a few files to my
left dropped dead, shot just above the
right eye He did not groan. or sigh,
or make the slightest physical move
ment, except that the chest heayed u
few times The light went out of his
face instantly, leaving it without a
particle of expression. 1t was plastic,
and, as the facial muscles contracted
it took many shapes. When the man's
body became cold, and his face hard
ened, it was horribly distorted, as
though he had suffered intensely Any
person who had not seen him killed
would have said that he had endured
extreme agony before death released
him. A few minutes after he fell,
another man, Il little farther to the left,
fell with apparently precisely similar
wound. He was Strengthened out and
lived for over an hour. He did not
speak. Simply lay on his back, and
his broad chest rose and fell, slowly at
first, and then faster and faster, and
more and more fecbly until he was
dead. Aud his face hardened and it
was almost terrifying in its painful
distortion. | have seen dead soldiers
faces which were wreathed in smiles;
and heard their comrades say that they
had died happy. do not believe that
the face of dead soldier, lying on a
battlefield, ever truthfuIy indicated
the mental or physical anguish or
peacefulness Of mind which he suffer
ed or enjoyed before his death The
face is plastic after death, and as the
facial muscles cool and contract they
draw the face into many shapes.
Sometimes the dead smile, again they
stare with CLASSY eyes and lolling
tongue and dreadfully distorted yisages
At you. It goes for nothing. One
death was as painless as the other
Recoliecti012S Of q Pl1cate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
An Odd Character.

An odd character j., Mai, G. c. BEN
nett, who was sent to the city hospital
late one evening recently by Or. Priest.
He is we'll advanced toward the al
Ioted four-score years and ten, and is
now broken in spirit and physique.
For sixteen years he was resident of
Honolulu. and only recently returned
10 his own country. lie is now in that
condition which is technically termed
''ou his uppers," but, although the
drafts ON his pocket are protested, his
fund of information is still replete.
Il first went to the Sandwich Islands
for my health, said the major "ln
1881 | started across the plains to Cali
fognia, and while on top Of the Sierra
Nevada mountains | was caught Ia
suow-storm that came near ending my
life When rescued could not speak.
amt as q result sustained Il severe
paralytic stroke. After stopping IN
Frisco several year, ! went to the
Sandwich Islands, bur only stopped d
short time. | returned 70 Honolulu in
1868, and among my fellow-passeugers
ou the steamer was sam Clemens. who
had already gained a reputation ON the
coast as hum0rst. He was then
writing for the .4ta California and the
Sacramento tHl0a. He was about so
wears Of age. and as jolly n fellow as
YOU ever saw. bgimful OF funny stories
which lie was continually telling, and
Whenever he heard 4 funny one he
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
Am erica aud Rome.

1t is apparent that the relations OF
| Romanism to the institutions OF
this country is receiving a signiti
cant test. 1t has always been the
| policy of the Vatican to control
governments as the best mode OF
retaining firm hold on the people.
Most of the governments of Europe
are to-day subjected to more or less
dictation from Rome. England
only shook off the papish yoke by
legalizing the established church of
England as the most effectual bar to
possible return to Catholicism
/ But in this country the national
government is fortunately free from
any entangling alliances between
church and state, and the church of
Rome is compelled to rely, for its
power in America, entirely upon It's
| free acceptance among the people.
| The tendency Of ideas and inStitu
tons in this country is so strongly
towards absolute religious freedom
that the effort of a church or de
nomination to control ones attitude
| towards the state or towards the
social problems arising, strikes the
people with more peculiar force than
it would In most countries in Ea
rope. Ii ia feared that the Waite an
il too prone to judge the animus
and true independence of the Amer
lean people by the customary ac-
ouiescence and subservience of the
people of monarchial countries
where religious freedom has not
become so firmly rooted. 1t matters
not how far the great mass of the
American people may differ from
DR.. McGlynn in his secular and
social theories; the issue has gone
beyond his beliefs and attitudes re-
speeting these things. The Ameri
can people behold a man on the
verge Of accommodation, AMI
about to receive the eternal curse
Of Rome, for doing what they have
been educated to feel every citizen
has . right to do, regardless OF his
-creed or UNCONVENTIONAL attach
ments. 1t is not disputed that If
such il the ecclesiastical law OF the
church, and the victim has taken
oath to abide by that law, that he
has no cause for personal complaint
if he is subjected to its operations,
but there is point beyond this, and
that is the effect Of this operation
upon the adherence TO the Roman
church in this country. Ii is safe
to predict that the. communication
of Mr.. McGlynn will weaken the
church among the people Of this
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
Making Play of Work.

Did YOU ever hit ON this way to
get cluttered sitting-room put to
rights by the little folks who have
brought about in it chaos itself? The
children think it great fun to overturn
chairs and hang rugs ON them for tent
doors; to strew the carpet with play
things and snippings of paper; to
drop books, picture cards, building
blocks, and dolly and her wardrobe.
just where the newest tack of their
latest play left them; but it is not al
ways fun, either for you on them. to
get all this litter and clutter picked up
and cleaned away.
OF late we have made II little game
Of such work by giving each child So
many breadths of the carpet, and ell
that might be upon them, to put in
perfect order. There are five breadths
IN our sitting-room carpet, and at
such a corner in the disorderly
state Of the room, | give two breadths
mot consecutive lengths-to each of
the two Older children, and the fifth
breadth TO the little three-years-old
choosing for her the strip of carper
that has the least litter upon IT, When
little children have keen interest i'm
such work, it is surprising how swiftly
they will straighten rugs, fold papers.
pick up shreds and litter and pack
away playthings.
From end to end Of their carpet
breadths our small people setting
back chairs, making neat piles of the
scattered books and papers that clat-
ter the tables and shelves. winding the
Struggling threads in mammals spool
and yarn baskets if they chance to be
on their territory, winging the hearth,
and patting up, plump and smooth,
char and lounge pillows, till even
mamma sharp eyes cannot see an
other ravellng to pick or one more
paper to fold. She can quietly 90 on
with her sewing or mending all
tmougha long afternoon while her
room is alternately being put in and
then put out Of order, only she must
be wise enough 70 plan that the former
comes t4t on the programme before
their supper or bad-tjme hour comes.
Inc children are So quick 70 notice
and herald each others ovcrSigats and
amy sloNenIluess in this play-work Of
clearing sections of the room. that |
nave little need OF calling their at
tentlon q amy article 81 scrap left
out ot place Even the baby viii trat
across the room 20 reprovngly point
lo Wfnhled rug or lin overlooked
toy ou a strip Ell her little sisters ter
rl1orE, and gragely saw. See therer
y 2 tn4lr or table. with its tumbfed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07

country as no other single circum.
stance could weaken it. Already
Mr.. McGlynn has flung away re-
serve and has openly denounced the
Vatican as a "Romish machine"
and styled its occupants as an "arny
of lackeys and hunkies, both lay
and clerical, that surrounds the
pope with barbaric pomp." A hnn
bred thousand Catholics of New
York have wired fierce deuuncla-
tons of the threatened Interference
with the political rights of Aneri,
can citizens. These signs are
ominous. The test is likely to CONF
as TO whether Rome can withstand
the independent spirit of America
--OShkosh Northeastern.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07
Notice 10 CretfIfor

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IowA o,
- COURT-TN PROBA1E. VoJNn
IN the matter of the estate of Josepb r.,
OF the town of Mineral Point, deocasesdi locking
Letters testamentary on the estste o.
Cooking, deceased, having been ' Z, so,sPs
William II. Curry. ISSUED +
IT Is ordered that six moaths from ga
TINS date be- and are hereby allowed ~ q, af'
creditors of said Joseph Cooking 5o ,oi Lug
TO present their claims for examina fsVsased
allowance. All
ordered further that the claims and dow.
oil all persons against said deceased be- e,a'.
ed and adjusted by this court at reg,,lo.a
thereof, to be held at the court ho1ns ai@ Ria
village of Dodgevillef in said comfy y. "
first Tuesday of January, A. D. IsSs ~, " Z. 2.
notice thereof be given by publication ~ ,s
order for four weeks suecessfgey IN the MI ~ uA
Point Tribune, a weekly newspAper I,t pius't
Mt Mineral Point, N said county. F'l'H'l
By the Court,
JOHN L. JONES.